hippocampus
/ˌhɪpəˈkæm.pəs/ nom C2En français : hippocampe
- A mythological creature with the front head and forelimbs of a horse and the rear of a fish.
- A part of the brain located inside the temporal lobe, consisting mainly of grey matter. It is a component of the limbic system and plays a role in memory and emotion. · Holonyms: limbic system < brain < central nervous system, CNS
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Dans la bibliothèque
They found that a specific part of the brain called the hippocampus was significantly larger.
The longer someone had been driving a cab, the larger their hippocampus had grown.
These regions are the amygdala, which regulates emotional responses, and the hippocampus, which is responsible for the formation of associative memories.
The hippocampus, a seahorse-shaped structure nestled deep within the brain, plays an instrumental role in our spatial memory and navigation.
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